Free 4 All
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| Free 4 All | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Running time | 30 minutes per episode |
| Creator(s) | Stone-Stanley Productions |
| Starring | Mark L. Walberg |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original channel | USA Network |
| Original run | June 27, 1994–November 4, 1994 |
Free 4 All was a short-lived original American game show on USA Network. Mark L. Walberg was the host and announcer. It was paired with "Quicksilver" on USA Network's afternoon game show block, but cancelled after a few weeks on the air. "Free 4 All" is a basic question-and-answer game contested between two teams of three unrelated players; both of which were always new to the show. The reason to why it's called "Free 4 All" is that all players can buzz-in if they think they know the answer.
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[edit] Gameplay
[edit] Round 1
In the first round, a toss-up question was asked and the team that answered correctly got to choose a bonus question from four possible categories which only the player whom answered correctly can answer. A wrong answer gave the chance to answer over to the other team. Each correct answer in round one was worth 25 points. After a bonus category was chosen it was replaced with a new one, and a new toss-up/bonus cycle would begin until time expired for round one.
[edit] Round 2
The trailing team (or the team that won the coin-toss if round one ended in a tie) was given their choice of four categories to begin the round. All questions in round two were worth 50 points, and were always toss-up questions. New categories replaced selected ones, and the choice went to the team with the last right answer.
[edit] Round 3
Round 3 was the speed round. Host Walberg would read questions from a specific category. ("Bodies of Water" might be actual bodies of water, or people or placed with water names) A right answer would score 75 points for the team that answered correctly, and the team with more points at the end of the round (90 seconds in length) won the game. If there was a tie, the next question in the packet would break the tie in favor of the team that answered correctly.
[edit] Bonus Round
The bonus round gave the winning team the chance to win (up to) $1,000 cash and a trip (typically to a California resort for the weekend) (later changed to $1,000 cash). The team would line up in whatever order they wished, and would be presented ten categories. The team had 60 seconds for the player at the front of the line to choose a category and answer a question. A right answer won $100 for the team, a wrong answer was worth nothing. After time ran out or all the categories were chosen, the bonus prize would be revealed. It was hidden behind one of the categories. If the team answered that question correctly, they all won the vacation. Whether or not they won the trip/money, they divided any money won by the team.
[edit] Trivia
- Free 4 All premiered the same day as Quicksilver, another original USA Network game show.
- This is also one of the last original game shows to grace USA Network's game show block (the other being Quicksilver.)
- The show was the first for host Mark L. Walberg, he was previously a co-host/announcer on Shop 'Til You Drop.
The theme and bonus round music were very powerful.
